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Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your AZ DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Arizona's order, from the MVD's own rules. Fees are on the MVD site; the steps below do not change often.
From a certified medical examiner.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
Include the hazmat written test now if you want the H.
Federal minimum before the skills test.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
At MVD or an authorized third party.
Get the MVD authorization form, fingerprint at a TSA site, and add the H when cleared.
Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD).
Age: 18 for in-state driving, 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: See the MVD page.
Yes. Arizona authorizes third-party CDL skills testing.
Arizona does hazmat in the opposite order from Tennessee: you pass the CDL and hazmat WRITTEN tests first, then MVD issues a HazMat Background Check Authorization and you begin the TSA security threat assessment. You can take your CDL without the H in the meantime and add it, with no extra endorsement fee, once TSA approves.
Federal rule 49 CFR 380.703(i) says that state qualification requirements for theory instruction do not apply to providers offering that instruction only online. So your state accepts theory from any provider listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry, including ELDT365, and no state can require the online theory portion to come from a state-licensed school. States can add their own rules for the behind-the-wheel part, and several do; those are listed below.
49 CFR 380.703(i) · FMCSA guidance on state-based training requirements
What Arizona adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: ADOT MVD: Driver services · ADOT MVD: HazMat and background checks. Checked September and October 2026. Compare all 50 states ›
As of February 2022, the FMCSA requires all first-time CDL applicants to complete Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) from a registered training provider before taking their CDL skills test.
This applies to all Arizona drivers applying for a Class A CDL, Class B CDL, or any endorsement including HAZMAT, Passenger, and School Bus.
ELDT365 is registered with the FMCSA Training Provider Registry (TPR) and fully accepted by the Arizona DMV.
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